Sophie Koonin discusses the realities of large-scale technical migrations, using Monzo’s shift to TypeScript as a roadmap.

Abstraction is considered a virtue in software development. However, practice shows that wrong abstractions cause more harm ...

Venice’s ancient walls are unaccustomed to the scent of fresh paint, let alone street art. Taron Manukyan stood before that historical silence, a spray can in hand. In a city where every stone is a ...

Data center build-out is enabling much larger and more complex abstractions. Competition is building for digital/virtual twins across multiple industry segments, including automotive, aerospace, and ...

Modern enterprises are drowning in tools, platforms and frameworks. Every year, we add another layer—a new cloud service, data stack or platform that promises to simplify everything—yet somehow the ...

Installation view, "Language of Abstraction," Chinese American Museum of Chicago Credit: Chinese American Museum of Chicago Other than their backgrounds and their eventual emigration to Chicago, ...

The work of American artist Stanley Casselman lives at the intersection of art and science, translating the elements of reality—from the vastness of the cosmos to the infinitesimal building blocks of ...

When you consider abstract art, your mind likely conjures images of works by Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Piet Mondrian: bold shapes, swaths of vibrant colors and innovative techniques. However, ...

An influential figure within the development of contemporary Brazilian painting, Paulo Pasta (b. 1959) maintains a multidisciplinary practice—encompassing painting, drawing, printmaking, and ...

There is already something inherently abstract in the uniquely spiritual and metaphorical use of empty space in traditional Chinese painting. The liubai (留白), or “leaving blank,” transforms emptiness ...

In the summer of 1982, Sean Scully spent a month at the Edward Albee Foundation’s Barn in Montauk, N.Y. The then 37-year-old artist, born in Dublin and raised in London, had been living in New York ...

Development and Validation of a Simulation Model–Based Tool to Support Individualized Physical Activity Discussions and Prescriptions for Breast Cancer Survivors We used electronic health records of ...